I love you so much that I just ate three of these to make sure they were postable (is that even a word?) and worth the write up. I always see recipes for bites and balls that have oats in them and I really wanted to try and find something that didn’t have any grains but still held together well and tasted GOOD. I think I’ve found it. These are grain-free, gluten-free and dairy-free so whether you are vegan, paleo or just like eating clean, these will fit the bill. All you need is a food processor and a few whole ingredients and you are good to go! Loaded with dates, walnuts, cacao, almond and coconut butter and hemp seeds, these little guys pack in a nutritional punch. You’ve got protein, omega 3 & 6 fatty acids, iron, magnesium, zinc…need I go on? Oh, and they have that truffle-like texture. Yup, pure awesome in a bite, or two, or three…

Store in a well-sealed container in the freezer for up to a month. I guarantee they won’t last that long though. You can also keep them in the fridge but straight from the freezer is the tastiest in my opinion.

Thank god for this stuff, I mean seriously. I’ve by some miracle managed to cut most of the sugar from my life. Why? It was becoming a problem. I am just not one of those people who could have a couple squares of dark chocolate each day and call it good. I’d buy a delicious high-quality chocolate bar with every intention of it lasting a full week but more often than I care to admit, it would be gone in two days. While I advocate everything in moderation, there are definitely trigger foods that everyone has that set them off. My suggestion? Get rid of them. When moderation doesn’t work, eliminate whatever it is that is catching you up. I still eat naturally occurring sugar in fruit and I definitely still have some alcoholic beverages a few times a week but the cookies, sweets and chocolate have been nixed for a good 8 weeks now. Craziest part? I don’t even miss it or want it. I know, even I can’t believe it.

There are definitely those nights though when I really need a sweet Fix and this does the trick. Best part? It’s made up of over 70 different superfoods. This trumps a chocolate bar any day!

Shakeology Bark

Ingredients:

1 packet or scoop of Chocolate Shakeology

1 tablespoon coconut oil

Instructions:

Melt the coconut oil in the microwave. Remove from microwave and stir in 1 scoop or 1 packet of Shakeology. I’ve only made this with chocolate but I guess the other flavors would work well too?!

Pour mixture onto a piece of wax paper and spread thin. This is your chance to add any toppings you would like. I’ve done almonds but dried fruit would be equally tasty though add some sugar back into the mix.

Refrigerate for 20 minutes and take it out and break into pieces.

Other add-in ideas: before pouring the mixture out onto the wax paper you could add peppermint or vanilla extract or perhaps a teaspoon of peanut butter (no PB2 which removes the fat and replaces it with sugar…which is worse in my opinion!).